Hey Edd Its Contents May Vary we havn't recieved your work

A while ago you may remember I had an enjoyable time on a canal boat, with my friends Helen and James, and other artists, we all did bits of work on the boat, I did a few very subtle performances, and filmed the goings on, they have an exhibition which Edwyn will be in, and its been covered by all the press you can imagine, its in Leeds also, so good to get out of Manchester, there will be some local artists but, some international players also, Hopefully there not all talk, they seem to know lots of people so if they come to the preview, they will witness some music I wrote whilst on the boat, Played and performed, I also have a couple of collages and a film being shown.

All the work, is connected to the time of being on the boat, how quiet and peaceful at times it was, but also the chaotic nature of it all, I just did some almost home movie style films of some happenings on the boat, like a memory of what happened. I am currently finishing them and sending them off first thing tomorrow. I wanted to put some work up I might be able to sell, as its going to be a busy event. So some drawings/collages I made on the boat will be beside the blurb and films.

The results of Boatelier will be then exhibited in Propellart as part of the Social Club 2010 finale at East Street Arts' Union 105 in Chapeltown, Leeds, previewing 6-8 18th November 2010 continuing to 9th December 2010.
The artists will also give a talk on 24th November, 5-7 pm, at Union105 as part of Weds@105 Series 2: On Collaboration and Collectivity.

So this week, I am meeting the band, I have written the music, been told off by my neighbor for being noisy, I have taken down my exhibition in The Holden Gallery which was recieved really well, everyone said great things about it, I was extremely happy with it, how all the work looked different but connected on the theme of multiple personality each piece explaining the last like the whole exhibition was a personality in its self collaged together from a mixture of found stolen and made properganda parifinalia, (I realised whilst writing my dissertation on how art is extension of ourselves how we all have multiple personalities) That I tend to make up words, the joys of dislexia it is creative, poetic in a way, a thin line between creativity, and idiocracy, is that idiosyncratic.

Anyway..... So I have another exhibition going up with different work, but still with the same theme of character and personality and upbringing, with The Propellart show in Leeds. I am working on the performance for that, I have some ambitious plans.... a film from it will be put on youtube, Be organised and do that, Showing a portfolio to Dom at Sandbar, and talking about Vaudeville,
Paradox on Friday at Islington Mill, which will be a similar performance, my friend Jemima, might be able to get her agent to see me, there which would be amazing, possibly be an actor, do some Extra work in Corrie or Emmerdale, just in the background, do some plays, I'd love to play Tom Waits in his life story oneday, I can do the voice and act like him, might need some make up to look like him, and some piano lessons.

On that note A while ago I performed in a Window, these are some photos from that. was part of Free for Arts Festival.

Do You know in these last seven weeks I have probably done more work than the whole of last year, well different work, actually feel like I'm doing stuff I love being busy. Last year was all volunteering, trying to network, Getting asked to do lacky work for organisations, that in the future, might be good contacts to have, but I realised that you need to be proactive, send emails get going, get known locally which is happening, then the press get interested then more people know what you do, promoters come knocking.... So last year was a year of Falling in Love getting Heart Broken, learning from mistakes, learning how to sing, making beautiful music, releasing my first E.P, which in hiensight, could have been a lot better. Getting spoken about in the press and by radio and things is lovely, but people don't know who you are unless you slog it day on day, and still people won't know who Edwyn Butler is unless he gigs and tours, so that is why the band is coming together again, This time last year I had a band called Mata Hari, but due to people being busy moving away etc we disbanded or evolved what ever was you look at it, my new band, will be my songs, all pretty, think heavy Arcade Fire, sing along choruses and some weird interesting stuff, really excited. I released this demo, made it in a week or two for my friends uni course work, it has potential, so one or two of the songs we will use in the band.


www.edwynbutler.com

I think last year I was finding out why I was working, but not really analysing what I was doing, doing a lot of blagging, So writing a dissertation is a good way of thinking who edwyn is, and putting some critical context behind it all, Last year I was creating characters, but really doing much with them, I did a couple of film experiments, I was all talk no action that is not the case now, I'm producing new work everyday.

Having Arty events which weren't really arty or were they the Melrose Pirate Party, an extravaganza where we transformed our house in to a pirate ship, our fireworks party also, was a collective piece of work, we all worked really hard, and got a great turn out to both events.

But I reminise to much.
Time to think of the now.